Owl of Impiety
@dunite.bsky.social
Likes: science, rocks, mountains, history, geckos, dragonflies, wine. Dislikes: bigotry, discrimination, inequality, horseflies, carrots. Just a wee bit bolshie. She/her. Morecambe, UK
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It's weird watching old establishment figures do a better job of standing up to the right-wingers who are destroying the world than the current government. Heseltine, Patten, etc. I mean, great, but it does show how pathetic the current government is. They just bend to Farage and Trump.
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It's weird watching old establishment figures do a better job of standing up to the right-wingers who are destroying the world than the current government. Heseltine, Patten, etc. I mean, great, but it does show how pathetic the current government is. They just bend to Farage and Trump.
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Fungi coat the eggs of stinkbugs, creating a shield that protects the embryos from parasitic wasps, researchers report.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/43kl3np
Learn more: https://scim.ag/43kl3np
November 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Fungi coat the eggs of stinkbugs, creating a shield that protects the embryos from parasitic wasps, researchers report.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/43kl3np
Learn more: https://scim.ag/43kl3np
The BBC should tell him to fuck off. And then proceed to immediately broadcast a compilation of every lie, every smear, every moment of incoherent gibberish the mendacious, bullying twat has ever uttered. And don't forget his deranged social media posts too...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump threatens BBC with $1bn legal action over edit of speech in documentary
Leaked BBC report said film had ‘completely misled’ viewers by splicing two parts of January 6 speech together
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The BBC should tell him to fuck off. And then proceed to immediately broadcast a compilation of every lie, every smear, every moment of incoherent gibberish the mendacious, bullying twat has ever uttered. And don't forget his deranged social media posts too...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So multiple resignations result from bellyaching by a mendacious, fascist twat whose deluded social media posts read like a deranged cheese dream. Yet Newsnight's editing of Corbyn's hat drew a mere shrug of indifference. Leftwing bias at the BBC, my arse!
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Tim Davie resigns as BBC director general after accusations of ‘serious and systemic’ bias in coverage
Davie tells staff departure was ‘my own decision’ but it comes with the BBC preparing to apologise for the way it edited a Trump speech
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
So multiple resignations result from bellyaching by a mendacious, fascist twat whose deluded social media posts read like a deranged cheese dream. Yet Newsnight's editing of Corbyn's hat drew a mere shrug of indifference. Leftwing bias at the BBC, my arse!
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Since 2015, planning permission has been granted for over a million homes that developers failed to build as it's more profitable to hoard land. Labour, once again, fail to address the real issue due to coziness with big business that's tantamount to corruption.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Developers met ministers dozens of times over planning bill while ecologists were shut out
Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Since 2015, planning permission has been granted for over a million homes that developers failed to build as it's more profitable to hoard land. Labour, once again, fail to address the real issue due to coziness with big business that's tantamount to corruption.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Camouflage level: expert
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Camouflage level: expert
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England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
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I always bring this one forward:
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
I always bring this one forward:
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RMT takes visa fight to Downing Street as trusted, hardworking transport workers face being forced to leave the UK due to recent changes to the Skilled Worker visa scheme.
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
RMT takes visa fight to Downing Street as trusted, hardworking transport workers face being forced to leave the UK due to recent changes to the Skilled Worker visa scheme.
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am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
am reminded of the old joke: what did James Watson discover?
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
Rosalind Franklin’s notes.
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I first looked into Longborgs work when I first deciding whether to work on climate stuff. His book ‘The Sceptical Environmentalist’ claimed people like me were psychologically wedded to a disaster outlook. I thought I’d better see if he had a point before pivoting my carreer…
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I first looked into Longborgs work when I first deciding whether to work on climate stuff. His book ‘The Sceptical Environmentalist’ claimed people like me were psychologically wedded to a disaster outlook. I thought I’d better see if he had a point before pivoting my carreer…
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Please get behind this Govt petition! Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks. I believe that…
petition.parliament.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Please get behind this Govt petition! Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Looking forward to hearing why hard pressed working people will have to pay more tax, when the 50 UK families who collectively own £2/3 TRILLION - equal to half the population - remained untouched
Dead chancellor walking - dead government walking
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Dead chancellor walking - dead government walking
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Chancellor Rachel Reeves to set out priorities in pre-Budget speech - live updates
The chancellor is set to pledge the upcoming Budget will focus on
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Looking forward to hearing why hard pressed working people will have to pay more tax, when the 50 UK families who collectively own £2/3 TRILLION - equal to half the population - remained untouched
Dead chancellor walking - dead government walking
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Dead chancellor walking - dead government walking
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
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Remember, remember
The 5th of November,
Sparklers and hotdogs and hats.
Go watch an organised display,
And stop scaring dogs, you twats.
The 5th of November,
Sparklers and hotdogs and hats.
Go watch an organised display,
And stop scaring dogs, you twats.
November 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Remember, remember
The 5th of November,
Sparklers and hotdogs and hats.
Go watch an organised display,
And stop scaring dogs, you twats.
The 5th of November,
Sparklers and hotdogs and hats.
Go watch an organised display,
And stop scaring dogs, you twats.
He's lucky it was merely puny human bread. If it had been dwarf bread... #BringForthTheBattleMuffins
“Lairmore said he ‘could feel it through his ballistic vest’ and it ‘exploded all over’ him after the Subway stack hit him. He said he ‘could smell the onions and mustard’ on his uniform, and even had an onion string hanging by his police radio later that night.”
This court case is pure gold.
This court case is pure gold.
Border Patrol agent testifies sandwich thrown at him "exploded all over," left mustard stains
Sean Dunn has been charged with a misdemeanor felony count for throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent during President Trump's federal takeover of D.C.
www.cbsnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
He's lucky it was merely puny human bread. If it had been dwarf bread... #BringForthTheBattleMuffins
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I know how arbitrary that number is, especially when you think of it in kilometres (25.9 billions!) but how extraordinary that a human made object is so far away and yet still connected with Earth! 🤯🤩
On November 13, 2026, Voyager Will Reach One Full Light-Day Away From Earth
www.iflscience.com/on-november-...
www.iflscience.com/on-november-...
On November 13, 2026, A Human-Made Object Will Reach One Light-Day From The Earth For The First Time In History
It took the spacecraft nearly five decades to get there. It takes light a day.
www.iflscience.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I know how arbitrary that number is, especially when you think of it in kilometres (25.9 billions!) but how extraordinary that a human made object is so far away and yet still connected with Earth! 🤯🤩
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That opening note is like a time machine.
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
That opening note is like a time machine.
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I just saw a clickbait article about how "AI helped fix JWST's blurry vision." For the record, JWST's vision is just fine! This article is talking about a quirky mode of one instrument that doesn't work well and which few astronomers use anyway. JWST is doing great - at the peak of its game!
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I just saw a clickbait article about how "AI helped fix JWST's blurry vision." For the record, JWST's vision is just fine! This article is talking about a quirky mode of one instrument that doesn't work well and which few astronomers use anyway. JWST is doing great - at the peak of its game!
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what is this ‘america’ you speak of?!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
what is this ‘america’ you speak of?!!
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Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Can’t quite believe the Chancellor is seriously considering slashing support for home energy efficiency as a way to cut fuel bills 👀. Locking people into cold & leaky homes which will cost them more to heat & decimating the insulation industry at same time. Total madness 👇
If only some idiotic twat hadn't normalised racism in a speech about the UK becoming an "island of strangers", eh?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS staff bearing brunt as ‘ugly’ racism of 70s and 80s returns, says Streeting
Exclusive: Health secretary and NHS England chief warn of winter pressures and rising levels of abuse
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If only some idiotic twat hadn't normalised racism in a speech about the UK becoming an "island of strangers", eh?
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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it’s a Roman Salute!
January 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
it’s a Roman Salute!
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Post something, it says.
Okay, here's a reminder of why Otley never has any vinegar left
Okay, here's a reminder of why Otley never has any vinegar left
November 14, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Post something, it says.
Okay, here's a reminder of why Otley never has any vinegar left
Okay, here's a reminder of why Otley never has any vinegar left